Course work: Mixed and applied two more coats of background color to my paper, finally achieving a reasonably uniform and opaque application. I am not as satisfied with the paper as I had hoped; it is supposed to be “ideal for acrylics” but seems less than ideal in actual use, although if it is well-clamped it does return to a fairly flat condition when it dries completely. I sketched in the outlines of the main shapes, then painted them in solidly with a mixture of yellow ochre and white (thus in a sense returning to Project Two of Assignment One).
Reading and theoretical studies:
Victoria Finlay Color
Ballantine Books, New York, 2002
Pp. 135-168
Norbert Wolf Salvador Dali
Parragon, New York, 2008
Pp. 188-219
(A readable book with many high-quality illustrations.)
Sketchbook work: Lacking an immediate subject of interest, I fell back upon my old reliable towel on a hook, which always provides an engrossing sketching problem as well as additional practice in delineating drapery. Also sketched a small detail of a hand towel hanging on a ring.
Time today: Two hours 21 minutes
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